Prevalence of Depression Among Bugando Staff.
Beda, Maria CUHAS/MD/4001250/T/14
Prevalence of Depression Among Bugando Staff. - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©2019 - viii; 41 Pages Includes Refferences and Appendices
Abstract:
Background: Depression is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease and a major public health concern which affects people in all communities across the world. Depression in the work place has been an alarming concern which have a big effect on relationship at work place, people who experience an emotional disorder may withdrawal from others, take a lot of time off, or appears less productive than usual.
Aim: This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression among CUHAS/BMC staffs.
Methods: This was a cross sectional study, where a total of 301 BMC/CUHAS staffs were recruited and interviewed by using Becks Depression Inventory (BDI). The sample size was randomly selected from each Department.
Results: Majority of the participants (53.16%) were females while male participants were 46.84% and 72.08% of the participants were married. 86.38% of the participants were BMC employee while 13.62% were CUHAS employee. Prevalence of depression among CUHAS/BMC staff were found to be 32.89% with 18.94% found to have mild depression, 10.69% have moderate depression and 2.99% have severe depression. Gender, education, primary employer and night shift showed statistically significant correlation with depression.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of depression among CUHAS/BMC staffs, therefore there is need to increase access and availability of counselling services to departmental level in every department, and initiation of psycho education.
--Psychiatry
Prevalence of Depression Among Bugando Staff. - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©2019 - viii; 41 Pages Includes Refferences and Appendices
Abstract:
Background: Depression is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease and a major public health concern which affects people in all communities across the world. Depression in the work place has been an alarming concern which have a big effect on relationship at work place, people who experience an emotional disorder may withdrawal from others, take a lot of time off, or appears less productive than usual.
Aim: This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression among CUHAS/BMC staffs.
Methods: This was a cross sectional study, where a total of 301 BMC/CUHAS staffs were recruited and interviewed by using Becks Depression Inventory (BDI). The sample size was randomly selected from each Department.
Results: Majority of the participants (53.16%) were females while male participants were 46.84% and 72.08% of the participants were married. 86.38% of the participants were BMC employee while 13.62% were CUHAS employee. Prevalence of depression among CUHAS/BMC staff were found to be 32.89% with 18.94% found to have mild depression, 10.69% have moderate depression and 2.99% have severe depression. Gender, education, primary employer and night shift showed statistically significant correlation with depression.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of depression among CUHAS/BMC staffs, therefore there is need to increase access and availability of counselling services to departmental level in every department, and initiation of psycho education.
--Psychiatry